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Head of Recruiting and Human Resources

LegalistRemotePosted Aug 24, 2026
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Intro description:

Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices.

We're hiring a Head of Recruiting and Human Resources at Legalist. This position reports directly to Legalist’s leadership. You’ll be joining a growing team of investment professionals, attorneys, and software engineers. If you're an experienced human resources professional interested in helping us grow to the next level, we’d love to talk with you.

Core responsibilities:

  • Own recruiting companywide, including originating attractive candidates from various pipelines
  • Assist leadership with developing compensation and retention programs for senior staff members
  • Manage payroll/compensation, benefits, and related administrative matters for a fully distributed team of investment professionals
  • Oversee annual evaluation process and facilitate year-round performance feedback for individual teams/personnel
  • Develop and own employee onboarding and ongoing training processes
  • Assist and provide guidance to executive and legal teams on employment law compliance and related issues

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years’ total relevant experience
  • 3+ years’ experience originating prospective candidates in financial services (e.g., private funds or asset management)
  • Highly organized with well-developed attention to detail and project management abilities
  • Prior experience at multistate and/or international employer strongly preferred
  • Flexibility, humility, and a sense of humor required

 

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Based on publicly available information, candidates applying through greenhouse can generally expect a structured process, as this ATS commonly organizes applications by role type and stage. For Legalist's open positions, spanning sales, marketing, engineering, and people operations, applicants typically start with an online application and resume submission, followed by an initial screening that may be conducted by a recruiter or hiring coordinator. This can lead to one or more interviews with team members or hiring managers, potentially including role-specific assessments or case studies depending on the position. Response times vary and are not guaranteed at any particular stage. Candidates should typically prepare materials relevant to the specific role type, such as portfolios for marketing positions or technical examples for engineering roles, as greenhouse listings often allow for tailored application questions. Communication about next steps commonly comes through the platform or email.

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